Record to Report Project Management Office Lead

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

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Record to Report (R2R) Global Process Owner team owns taxonomy of core accounting and reporting processes and leads process design to realize a vision of  standardized, compliant, and digitalized accounting and reporting processes at ABB. As R2R PMO Lead, you will oversee the R2R project portfolio, manage portfolio governance, deploy project management best practices and support transformation initiatives that advance process maturity and business value.

Reporting to the Global Process Owner Record to Report, you will work closely with Finance & Accounting Operations, Finance Process Data & Solutions, Information Systems, and business stakeholders globally.

Location: Europe (Zurich preferred)

Travel: International travel required

Your Role & Responsibilities

• Lead the R2R PMO function, including project portfolio management and governance.

• Oversee the planning and delivery of the R2R transformation roadmap.

• Ensure effective portfolio prioritization, proactive resource planning, and project tracking.

• Ensure business case development, investment monitoring, and benefits realization.

• Coach project managers and promote project management best practices across the organization.

• Facilitate governance forums, workshops, and stakeholder engagement activities.

• Coordinate process communications in collaboration with project teams.

• Act as Project Manager for strategic initiatives as required.

Your Background

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.

• Significant experience leading complex global projects and transformation programs, within Finance or Record to Report.

• Solid project portfolio management, governance, planning, and budgeting experience.

• Experience with Agile, Lean and/or Lean Six Sigma methodologies is beneficial

• Effective at managing stakeholder relationships, communicating with clarity, and gaining support for initiatives.

• Highly developed presentation skills and a solid ability to analyze information, supported by advanced PowerPoint knowledge. Experience in Ai use cases in project management is helpful.

• Fluent written and spoken English.

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Join ABB and help advance finance process and project excellence in a global, collaborative environment. If transformation, project leadership and delivering business value interests you, we encourage you to apply.

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